The nationwide disdain directed toward the Miami Heat as they lost the NBA Finals led to a steep decline in the endorsement potential of their biggest stars. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have fallen out of the top 10...

Now comes NFL free agency, or as it’s known at Halas Hall, “Where my offensive tackle?’’
Even before Tuesday’s 3 p.m. kickoff to free agency, the Bears were one of several teams mentioned in the Jake Long sweepstakes....

"Let's also remember the orphans who are euthanized," says Mike Arms, CEO and president of the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe, CA.
Arms created the annual "Remember Me Thursday" (on Sept. 25 this week) as a day to light candles (real...

Writers from around Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to leave a comment of your own. Ken Murray, Baltimore Sun ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that Bill Cowher has...

Following NFL Network's coverage of the NFL Draft, the network debuts this year's countdown of the best players in the NFL with the 11-epsiode series The Top 100: Players of 2012. Beginning Saturday, April 28, at 8pm ET, each episode of The Top 100 will...

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In 2011, new Eagles OLB Connor Barwin had 11.5 sacks for the Texans. In 2012, he had 3. The dip in production can be explained any number of different ways. For example, did the Texans ask him to play differently?...

Earlier today, Adam Caplan of Sirius/XM reported that the Eagles were working out Oklahoma LT Lane Johnson. Caplan also noted that "in his 12 years of going to Senior Bowl practices, he couldn't recall a more dominant performance from a...

The Miami Dolphins are stuck in neutral.
That's the only way to describe a team that consistently hovers around 6-10, 7-9, and 8-8 for the past six seasons.
It has really been a decade, but who is counting?
When the franchise had a chance to change its course in the 2008 NFL draft they made the mistake of selecting Jake Long over Matt Ryan, and have been paying a steep price ever since considering Ryan has led his Falcons to the playoffs five out of his seven seasons.
Miami could have had that...

Every NFL team falls into a category during the offseason, which officially begins on March 10.
There are teams headed for foreclosure, desperately trying to get under the projected salary cap simply to sign the draft class.
There are teams who need to rework the books, cutting a few veterans and restructuring deals to renew their roster.
And there are teams with a little bit of savings looking to upgrade their roster.
And then there are a couple of squads that have a wallet full of cap space, and...

Now that the Ravens have decided not to designate offensive tackle Eugene Monroe as their franchise player, negotiations between the two sides are slated to continue.
It would have cost the Ravens $11.654 million on a one-year franchise tag for Monroe, an expensive proposition.
With that decision, though, the clock is ticking toward March 11, when Monroe is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. NFL teams can start talking with Monroe, one of the top free-agent tackles along with Kansas...

The Cleveland Browns have hired former Ravens assistant coach Andy Moeller as their new offensive line coach, according to two league sources with knowledge of the situation.
Moeller coached the Ravens' offensive line for the past three seasons, after spending his first three seasons with the Ravens as assistant offensive line coach.
Moeller oversaw the offensive line last season while Juan Castillo served as the run-game coordinator. Ravens coach John Harbaugh reaffirmed Monday that Castillo will...